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Jessie  Lou Smith

Jessie Lou Smith

Jul 19, 2015

Jessie Lou Smith, 87, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of St. Louis, died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Smith, daughter of the late Alexander "Jack" and Susan Elizabeth (Goins) Smith, was born Aug. 27, 1927 in Beach Grove, Ark. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ in St. Louis, and...

Odell Hastings

Odell Hastings

Jul 18, 2015

Odell Hastings, 72, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, July18, 2015 at Southeast Health Center in Doniphan. Mr. Hastings, son of the late Bill and Robbie (Tyler) Hastings, was born May 9, 1943 in Butler County. He was of the Christian faith. Mr. Hastings retired after 20 years as a meat cutter with Safeway Groceries and along with his wife...

Donna  Rose Malloy

Donna Rose Malloy

Jul 16, 2015

Donna Rose Malloy, 73, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Wappapello, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Malloy was born Aug. 8, 1941 to the late Donald Andrew and Lillie Belle (Bratcher) Barker. She was a member of Misty Lake Church and had retired as a riverboat cook. Mrs. Malloy enjoyed spending...

Sandra  Sue Lewis

Sandra Sue Lewis

Jul 14, 2015

Sandra Sue Lewis, 72, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis. Mrs. Lewis was born August 25, 1942 in St. Louis to the late Millard and Leveda Morris Clark. On June 30, 1962 she and Devon Lewis were married in Poplar Bluff. He survives of the home. Mrs. Lewis was...

Richard  Lee Butcher

Richard Lee Butcher

Jul 12, 2015

Richard Butcher, 60, of Poplar Bluff, MO, passed away, Sunday July 12, 2015, at University of Missouri Columbia Hospital. Mr. Butcher was born August 11, 1954 in Lebanon, PA to the late William Thomas and Martha Jane Owen Butcher. He was a member of Cornerstone Tabernacle UPC, and enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his children and grandchildren....

Virgil  Nick Labrier

Virgil Nick Labrier

Jul 9, 2015

Virgil Nick LaBrier, 75, of Jackson, MO, former resident of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, July 09, 2015, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mr. LaBrier was born January 16, 1940 in Poplar Bluff to the late John Joseph and Mable Lee (Ward) LaBrier. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. LaBrier proudly served his country in...

Debbie Kay Roberts - Knuckles

Debbie Kay Roberts - Knuckles

Jul 7, 2015

Debbie Kay Roberts- Knuckles, 62, of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Debbie was born July 27, 1952 in Wynona, MO to the late John and Freda Huitt Roberts. She and Mark Knuckles were married on August 22, 1991 in Eureka Springs, AR. She was self-employed and enjoyed...

Jennifer  Lynn (Harness)  Smith

Jennifer Lynn (Harness) Smith

Jul 6, 2015

Jennifer Lynn Smith, 45, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, July 6, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Smith, daughter of Kirk Earl Harness and the late Gladys (Dewitt) Sutton, was born Sept. 6, 1969 in South Bend, Ind. She was a member of the Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, where she was active in the Fellowship of Acceptance...

Theodore  Alan Tackett

Theodore Alan Tackett

Jul 6, 2015

Theodore Alan Tackett, 47, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Tackett, son of Larry and Pansy (Moylan) Tackett, was born Feb. 22, 1968 in Granite City, Ill. He was a talented artist, who loved to paint churches, barnes, portraits, outdoor scenes, deer, quail, and squirrels. A private family memorial service will be held...

M.  Gene Alford

M. Gene Alford

Jul 5, 2015

M. Gene Alford passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 surrounded by his family at St. Anthony's Medical Center, in St. Louis, MO. Gene was born near Poplar Bluff and was preceded in death by his mother, Millie Alford, his father, Milburn Alford; and his four brothers, James Alford, Earl Alford, Junior Alford and Walter Alford. He is survived by...

Norma  Ruth Cox

Norma Ruth Cox

Jul 5, 2015

Norma Ruth Cox, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Cox was born April 4, 1927 in Neelyville to the late Guy and Dora (Tate) Davidson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. On Aug. 27, 1948, she married Howard Cox in...

Betty  Joyce (Goodson)  Stewart

Betty Joyce (Goodson) Stewart

Jul 5, 2015

Betty Joyce Stewart, 78, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. Mrs. Stewart was born January 23, 1937, in Deering, MO, to the late Esco and Lucille Pullam Goodson. On July 26, 1957 she and Melvin Bodine Stewart were united in marriage in Aurora, IL. He preceded her in death on November...

Deloma (Strickland)  Calvert

Deloma (Strickland) Calvert

Jul 2, 2015

Deloma Francis Calvert, 87, of Poplar Bluff passed from this life into the arms of our Heavenly Father on Thursday, July 2, 2015 after a long illness. Mrs. Calvert, daughter of the late William Riley and Lillian (Silman) Strickland, was born Nov. 22, 1927 in Hartzell, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith and had retired from Gossard Clothing...

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Helton

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Helton

Jul 2, 2015

Kenneth R. "Kenny" Helton, 66, a lifelong resident of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center lovingly surrounded by his family. Mr. Helton, son of the late James Charles Helton and Helen (Withrow) Harris, was born Oct. 10, 1948 in Butler County. He was of the Baptist faith, and had worked as...

Zella  Marie (Boyer)  Ashby

Zella Marie (Boyer) Ashby

Jul 2, 2015

Zella Marie Ashby, 94, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Oakdale Care Center. Mrs. Ashby, daughter of the late. Leonard and Laura (Stanley) Boyer, was born Oct. 4, 1920 in Chaonia, Mo. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Ashby was a member of NARVE, Amvets Post 29, and the VFW Lady's...

Dr. Eugene Tice Hansbrough

Dr. Eugene Tice Hansbrough

Jun 29, 2015

Dr. Eugene T. Hansbrough, 90, a prominent Poplar Bluff medical doctor and surgeon died Monday, June 29, 2015 at his residence. Dr. Hansbrough, son of the late Hilton A. and Della A. (Tice) Hansbrough, was born Feb. 24, 1925 in Sharon, Tennessee. With intentions of going to University of Tennessee at Martin on scholarship to play basketball and obtain...

Gerald  Thomas Crowley

Gerald Thomas Crowley

Jun 28, 2015

Gerald Thomas Crowley, 61, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Crowley was born March 29, 1954 in Poplar Bluff to Thomas and Mary Leach Crowley. He previously worked at Briggs & Stratton as an engineering technician. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; his parents, Tom and Mary Crowley of Poplar Bluff; two sons, Jeremy...

John  S. West,  Sr.

John S. West, Sr.

Jun 27, 2015

John S. West, Sr. lovingly known as “Big John”, 91, prominent long-time businessman and former Mayor of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. West, son of the late Henry Celester and Florence May Briggs West, was born Dec. 20, 1923 in Denver, Tenn. He was a faithful member of...

Jack  Gary Baker

Jack Gary Baker

Jun 26, 2015

Jack Gary Baker, 65, of Poplar Bluff passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at The Manor Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Baker, was born Sept. 4, 1949 in San Antonio, Tx., to Viola Patricia Bennett Baker and the late Harold A. Baker, Sr. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force, and was a retired truck...

Erden "Connie" Claudine Richardson

Erden "Connie" Claudine Richardson

Jun 25, 2015

Erden Claudine "Connie" Richardson, 87, of Poplar Bluff, entered the gates of Heaven on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Richardson, daughter of the late Claude Moses and Ruth Irene (Greene) Mann, was born Feb. 10, 1928 in Marmaduke, Ark. She was a dedicated member of the First Baptist Church for over 50 years...

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